Randy Bullock settling in after missing entire rookie season

Randy Bullock hit all three of his field-goal attempts Sunday, including a 55-yarder. That left him six-for-seven in the preseason and made him feel “pretty good.”

“I didn’t think I hit the 55-yarder as good as I could have,” Bullock said, “but I still had plenty of leg. (The preseason) has gone well. I’m healthy. I’ve worked hard with the training staff. I’m very comfortable. If you can do it in practice, you can do it in a game. That’s the mindset I try to have.”

Bullock’s only miss so far was when he fell short on a 54-yard attempt at Minnesota.

Also, Bullock’s first three kickoffs Sunday resulted in touchbacks, but when he left the second-half kickoff “only” six yards deep in the end zone, Preston Parker returned it 52 yards and New Orleans scored two plays later.

“All I know is I didn’t get it out of the back of the end zone,” he said. “I have to take responsibility for that.”

Bullock, who sat out his entire rookie season with a torn groin muscle, admitted he’ll never be satisfied until every kickoff – that’s not an onside kick, of course – is a touchback.

“I want to be at the top of the (league’s) touchback percentage,” he said. “That’s an important goal of mine. It’s a lot like a golf shot. It’s all about tempo and replicating it on every kick. That’s what we’re trying to do, to get the same result every time.”